Update: ODOT reopens U.S. 26 near Warm Springs after fire closure

The Oregon Department of Transportation has reopened U.S. 26 on the Warm Springs reservation after closing the highway for several hours this afternoon as crews battled a brush fire.

Until nearly 6:10 p.m. officers redirected eastbound traffic from Portland onto Oregon 216 to Maupin and from there onto U.S. 197/97 to Madras. Westbound traffic to Portland was diverted at Madras onto U.S. 97 and then onto Interstate 84.

The fire continued to burn in light brush away from the highway, said Peter Murphy, an ODOT spokesman.